Heatmap Congress

Heatmapping Congress was the product of the two day Bicoastal Datafest held at Columbia University and Stanford University.

When completed, Heatmapping Congress will be a resource for any citizen to see corporate donations, by district, by election.

The proof of concept map shows the contributions made by Corrections Corporation of America during the 2011-2012 cycle by congressional district.

The interactive sample map, built using d3.js by Brad Stenger is showing where Coca Cola gave money during the 2012 election cycle. To see the interactive map click here

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Check out my contently page!19. July 2014

Working in the newsroom is keeping me busy! Check out all of my stories on my contently page.

Carrol Boyes16. May 2013

For the past few months I have been working on the catalog for Carrol Boyes US Distribution. Carrol is a South African artist who makes beautiful 'functional art'. It is a brand that I reminds me of my South African family and I am happy to be a part of the Carrol Boyes US team.

I am really happy with how the catalog and website turned out. You can see the work I have done for them at http://carrolboyes.us/ and I will be posting photos of the printed catalog shorty.

Tangerine Entertainment Launch01. February 2013

Tangerine Entertainment launched at Sundance!

It has been so much fun being part of "Team Tangerine"! Don't forget to check out the site for yourself tang-ent.com

Industry veterans, Amy Hobby and Anne Hubbell are launching Tangerine Entertainment, a production company and community meant to support women directors and interesting and strong roles for women.

Tangerine’s website will promote work by women, link to relevant publications and keep readers updated on the news directed from Tangerine works in production. Readers will also be engaged with “Tangerine Movie Night,” to educate and encourage audience discourse through a suggested streaming film.

Both Hobby and Hubell are excited to create a community for women filmmakers.

Hobby says, “The imbalance created by the lack of gender parity offers an opportunity for Tangerine to take advantage of relevant stories and distinct voices found in this underserved work force.”

Hubbell adds, “Raising awareness for and cultivating community around female filmmakers will be unique and essential to the plan. Utilizing all social media tools and creating grassroots opportunities for personal interaction, Tangerine will cultivate a fan base, while simultaneously creating work for that audience.”

Both Hobby and Hubbell have over 20 years in the industry. Hobby has worked on producing many, many award winning films and has four that are in the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art. Hubbell currently is the Sales and Marketing Director at Eastman Kodak and has experience in producing, festival programming and media consulting.

Prototypes in Berlin29. January 2013

Prototypes: An Exhibition in the Cloud, a collaboration between Parsons and the University of Arts Berlin exhibited this week at Designtransfer in Berlin.

The collaboration, which began almost a year ago through a series of transatlantic skype lectures and short term projects, brought together fine artists, photographers, design & technology students and developers to look at the theme of Prototypes. The New York opening, only a few days after Hurricane Sandy, was a big success and it has been exciting to see the Berlin show take shape.

My piece was a collaboration with Parsons fine artist MFA student Christine Howard-Sandoval. For more about the project: PGSG